Netta Asner Minster

A look at one of the most beautiful pieces of art in Israel.

Us with John's parents, sister and dog Harley last summer When I was in Australia over Shavuot, one question I received has stuck with me: 'Do you tell your kids that your husband's family is not Jewish?' For a moment I was taken aback. The implication seemed that I would hide from my kids that basic fact. And the thing is, because of who John is, we have been open from the beginning about his journey and his background. That's what allowed me in the first place to open, share and discuss his...

Recently I ran a Hebrew mini-course. As we read the Amidah, the silent prayer, we encountered the word ' hasid'. One of the participants asked if this is the source of the word that the ' hasidic ' movement comes from? What does this word mean and why was it chosen? When many of us say ' hasidic' it is synonymous with ultra-Orthodox or haredi Jews. But in fact a ' hasidic' Jew is a particular kind of ultra-Orthodox Jew that stems from the hasidut movement that started in the 1700's....